...But the reason that they use the terms like the ones you mentioned isn't to make one group seem better than the other. It's to make a group which calls to attention the fact that those groups did face discrimination, and are still facing discrimination. It's not "exclusive."
I know it seems hard to understand, but you really don't understand until you start listening to the things that the groups of people you mentioned go through. And while it's nothing as severe as it was in the past -- women can vote, restrooms aren't segregated, people are more open to others coming out of the closet -- the prejudice and "Othering" is still common. People still assume the the "ordinary experience" is something that everyone goes through, and it isn't. The reason those terms are used are to promote understanding, not division.
And yes, of course, there are radical members of each of those groups, but that doesn't mean every feminist/black pride/gay pride person agrees with them. The problem is not in the person, but in society. I don't feel ashamed of being white, being male, or being straight, but I am ashamed if I get preferential treatment for being any of those. And yes, I have, and yes, it bothers me.
(As for the Women's Law thing, did you look into it at all? Just because you think you wouldn't be welcome, that doesn't mean you won't. Sexual assault is something that does happen to men, but it's more prevalent against women, and having more men aware of it can help prevent it, both from being perpetrators and being victims.)
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I know it seems hard to understand, but you really don't understand until you start listening to the things that the groups of people you mentioned go through. And while it's nothing as severe as it was in the past -- women can vote, restrooms aren't segregated, people are more open to others coming out of the closet -- the prejudice and "Othering" is still common. People still assume the the "ordinary experience" is something that everyone goes through, and it isn't. The reason those terms are used are to promote understanding, not division.
And yes, of course, there are radical members of each of those groups, but that doesn't mean every feminist/black pride/gay pride person agrees with them. The problem is not in the person, but in society. I don't feel ashamed of being white, being male, or being straight, but I am ashamed if I get preferential treatment for being any of those. And yes, I have, and yes, it bothers me.
(As for the Women's Law thing, did you look into it at all? Just because you think you wouldn't be welcome, that doesn't mean you won't. Sexual assault is something that does happen to men, but it's more prevalent against women, and having more men aware of it can help prevent it, both from being perpetrators and being victims.)